Alexandre Jotterand, CIPP/E, CIPM, is a lawyer and partner at id est avocats, specializing in technology and data management. He assists companies, innovative startups, and healthcare & life science providers navigate the complexity of these fields, both from a legal, regulatory and management perspectives. His fields of expertise include IT, advanced & frontier technologies (AI, blockchain, smart HealthTech, etc.), privacy/data protection laws (Swiss law and GDPR), cybersecurity, life sciences, intellectual property/open source, and commercial transactions. He is ranked as a “rising star” in Data Privacy and Data Protection in the latest Legal500 EMEA rankings. He currently serves on the Board of the Swiss Data Protection Officers Association (ASDPO), contributing to data protection and privacy initiatives in Switzerland. He is also a member of the Digital Trust Expert Group of the Swiss Digital Initiative. He regularly publishes scientific papers and blog posts, lectures and speaks at events on his fields of expertise.

Business development || Sales || Fundraising || Budgeting || Financial management || Approach to customers || Pricing model || Team management || Legal || Partnership and Strategic alliances || Go to market strategy and execution || Corporate Governance || Other

Frédéric is a Managing Partner at Norman Venture, a one stop shop of service providers that work together seamlessly to provide financial, operational and strategic services to entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their company. He is also a trainer at InnoSuisse, member of several start-up jury boards, mentor, advisor, board member and board advisor. He has broad industry experience in project management and supply chain, having worked for Givaudan, Syngenta and Monsanto. As a Business Angel, he has invested in several start-ups ranging from the Tech to Media industry and has an interest in emerging DeepTech technologies and their applications across different industries.

Jean-Michel is a versatile, entrepreneurial, global business leader, accomplished as a CFO, Managing Director, and as Board member. He demonstrates expertise and a successful track record in business transformations and accelerations in either MNCs, Start-Ups, or SMEs. Through international assignment of growing significance, he gained an extensive experience in technology-based ventures, providing a strategic perspective coupled with execution realities. He as led various ventures through scaling phases and co-founded a handful of LiveScience technology companies. He is praised by his peers and staff as having a strong business acumen with a pronounced strategic angle. Pragmatic and curious, he is used to coordinate various functions from R&D to Operations to Sales. He provides all-around, reliable support to CEOs and teams with a growth and transformation agenda: M&A, Financing, and Strategic Planning. Expertise in Data Management and Business Intelligence and Analytics.

Partnership and Strategic alliances || Go to market strategy and execution || Fundraising || Approach to customers || Pricing model || Business development Manoj has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, he is a seasoned strategic advisor and mentor specialising in growing ventures through expertise in commercialisation. A compassionate and purpose-driven entrepreneur with on-the-ground experience in business and consumer cultures globally, particularly in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. He excels in identifying product-market fit, launching MVPs, setting prices, and ensuring sustainable revenue generation.

Technical || Data protection || Authentication protocols || Smart contracts & blockchain || Programming languages